Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0239
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Standing to the Westward
Febry 1769
9. blew fresh all last night which has given us a good deal of westing This morn some sea weed floated past the ship & my servant declares that he saw a large beetle fly over her I do not beleive he would deceive me & he certainly knows what a beetle is as he has these 3 years been often employd in taking them for me
10. During all last night the ship has pitchd very much so that there has been no sleeping for land men today misty with little wind
11. Fair wind stand to the westward
12. Foul wind but prodigious fine weather & smooth water makes amends to us at least
13. Wind still Foul & blew fresh at night a little mended
14. Wind South water soon became smooth at night little wind
15. Calm this morn go went in the boat & killd Procellaria velox Nectris munda & fuliginosa which two last are a new genus between Procellaria and Diomedea which this we reckon a great acquisition to our bird collection my stay out today